Rocks & Bones Comprehension

Where was Mary Anning born?

• London, England

• Lyme Regis, England

• Paris, France

• New York, USA

What did Mary Anning's family collect to sell?

• Seashells and rocks

• Flowers and plants

• Fish and crabs

• Sand and water

What were the unusual rocks in Lyme Regis?

• Diamonds

• Fossils

• Gold nuggets

• Precious stones

What did the fossils help scientists learn about?

• The weather

• The plants and animals of the past

• The ocean currents

• The stars

What did Mary Anning and her brother find at the age of 12?

• A treasure chest

• A whole skeleton

• A pirate ship

• A rare plant

What kind of animal was the ichthyosaurus?

• A bird

• A dinosaur

• A fish

• A mammal

How long was the skeleton that Mary and her brother found?

• Five feet

• Six feet

• Seven feet

• Eight feet

What did Mary Anning become an expert in?

• Astronomy

• Fossils

• Botany

• Chemistry

How did Mary Anning learn about fossils?

• She went to school

• She taught herself

• She read books

• She watched TV

What did Mary Anning do with her findings?

• Kept them secret

• Sold them to museums

• Shared them with scientists

• Threw them away